Lightyear 0 Will Be the World's Most Aerodynamic Production EV Until the Aptera Arrives
15 Sep 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The last time we checked, the Aptera had a drag coefficient of 0.13, while the Lightyear 0 presents a 0.175 figure, the best one for a four-wheeled vehicle.
Volkswagen XL1 Reviewed by Doug DeMuro, Quirks and Features Galore
13 Jul 2021, 18:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A kind reminder of the pre-Dieselgate era, the XL1 still is the most efficient Volkswagen production car with an internal combustion engine
Volkswagen XL1 In Tip-Top Condition Heads To Auction
24 Oct 2018, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Dieselgate wasn't even a thing, the Volkswagen XL1 used to be the crowning achievement of the German automaker in terms of fuel efficiency
Volkswagen XL1 at Car Meet Somehow Makes Sense
15 Dec 2017, 21:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What kind of supercar is that? I mean, it's got McLaren doors, and you can see the carbon when they are open, so it's got to be pretty exotic, right?
Volkswagen XL1 for Sale: Would You Pay €120,000 for 48 HP?
19 Jan 2017, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The only bit worth keeping in the XL1 is the carbon fiber tub. If they can make that cheaply for an EV, it would be great
Volkswagen XL1 and e-Golf Are the New Starship Enterprise
5 Oct 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For the past couple of years, we've had that strange feeling that we're living "the beginning of the future". We have the first robots, the first cars that drive themselves or ru...
Renault EOLAB Concept Heading to Paris Motor Show · Video
16 Sep 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may look like a French take on the Toyota FCV, but this is not a car to be taken lightly. Renault is adamant the EOLAB concept boasts with roughly 100 production-destined innovative bits and bobs...
Volkswagen XL1: UK Price and Details Announced
1 Jul 2014, 12:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has just announced its XL1 fuel sipper, the most efficient production car on earth at the moment, will arrive in Britain at a starting price of £98,515. The VW factory in Germany is...
Berlin Resident Becomes First Volkswagen XL1 Owner, Talks EV Sense
6 Jun 2014, 11:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This weekend, Volkswagen handed over the keys to the first XL1 hybrid during an event held at the Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany, where the fuel sipper is made. The most efficient VW ever m...
Volkswagen XL1 Visits New York, Ends Up on Reddit as Mystery Car
13 Dec 2013, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In America, Volkswagen is known only for boring looking sedans, which haven't been selling very well. However, the German automaker is a leader in new technology and innovation and this can cle...
Ducati-Powered Volkswagen XL1 Coming in 2014?
11 Nov 2013, 10:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though production of Volkswagen XL1 has yet to commence, word has it the German automaker could start building the Ducati-powered XL1 in 2014, right after introducing it at the Geneva Motor Sho...
Cars in 1993's Demolition Man Looked Just Like the Volkswagen XL1
29 Oct 2013, 12:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Watching late night television is usually a really bad idea, a complete waste of time, but sometimes, sometimes you stumble upon a real gem. Because Silvester is still such a badass, even to this...
Volkswagen XL1 German Pricing Revealed
23 Oct 2013, 14:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The production version of Volkswagen’s XL1 261 mpg hybrid will go on sale at €110,000 in Germany, the Wolfsburg-based automaker announced today. Production will be limited to only 200 uni...
XL1 Arrives at Volkswagen's Chattanooga Factory
4 Oct 2013, 07:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The most efficient Volkswagen ever made arrives at one of the most efficient factories in the United States. The XL1 hybrid car with a carbon fiber chassis has made its US debut at the factory durin...
Volkswagen Working on XL1-Based, Ducati-Powered Sportscar
29 Sep 2013, 08:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A motorcycle engine in a sportscar? Ridiculous you say? Not for Volkswagen, who plans to develop a sportier version of their XL1 hybrid that will be powered by a Ducati 1199 Panigale engine. Why ...
Volkswagen XL1 to Cost €110,000?
5 Sep 2013, 07:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen’s 261 MPG XL1 hybrid will go on sale with a price tag of €110,000 (about $145,000 at current exchange rates), German website Wirtschafts Woche reports, adding that the company ...
Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid Visits London · Video
11 Jul 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Green cars in Europe would not be what they are today without the embargoes forced upon them by the London Congestion Charge. You can't enter the British capital with a gas guzzler these days u...
Volkswagen Working on XR1 Sportscar
9 Jul 2013, 12:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen is reportedly working on a lightweight sportscar using the know how gained while developing the XL1 hybrid. According to Car, the project is codenamed XR1 and the resu...
Volkswagen Bringing XL1 to Goodwood 2013
27 Jun 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is celebrating 60 years of presence in the UK marketplace this year, and to celebrate they are going to have a strong presence at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed next month. One ...
Volkswagen XL1 Available for Lease Only?
28 May 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled during this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the super efficient Volkswagen XL1 will hit the market with a range of 261 miles per gallon and a price tag of around $100,000. Scheduled to b...